fungi Meaning & Definition
/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/
What Does Fungi Mean?
Fungi is used as a noun meaning Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. It is also used to mean plural of fungus.
Fungi in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/ |
| Synonyms | fungus kingdom, kingdom fungi and quelbe |
Fungi Definition (Noun)
- Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- plural of fungus
Noun
- Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).
- A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
Noun
- Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
- A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Noun
- A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of ukulele, banjo, guitar and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
Noun
- A cornmeal dish eaten in the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish or chicken; variant recipes are also known as cou-cou (coucou) or coo-coo (coocoo).
Synonyms of Fungi
Fungi synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
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fungi (uncountable)
Words That Rhyme With Fungi
Origin of Fungi
Origin 1: Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).
Origin 2: See fungee. Sense 2 (“style of folk and popular music”) is apparently from the fact that the music is a blend of different musical instruments and styles, just as the dish (sense 1) is a blend of different flavours.